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Oct/Nov 2016

Features
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A B-29 Rises
For 42 years, Fifi was the only airworthy Superfortress. Now it has company.
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To Dare the Realm of Jupiter
A spacecraft does battle with the giant.
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My Father and the Dream of Flight
An African-American airline captain reflects on the legacy of his forebears.
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Homework in Orbit
The next payload headed for the International Space Station is an 8th grader’s assignment.
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The Guard at NATO’s Northern Gate
With a new force of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, Norway readies for Europe’s next threat.
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Under the Big Jets
On St. Maarten, the beach party is loud.
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The Intel Net
The sprawling, secretive process between sensor and action.
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Big Glass and the Age of New Astronomy
The fight to put a monster telescope on Mauna Kea is part of a bigger war looming among astronomers.
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